Bellator 285
| Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | September 23, 2022 | |||
| Venue | 3Arena | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally (also known as Bellator Dublin) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, scheduled to take place on 23 September 2022 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.[1][2][3][4]
Background
Bellator is set to return to Dublin for the second time in 2022, featuring Irish fighters Sinead Kavanagh and Peter Queally on the main card, with Queally facing off against Benson Henderson, while Kavanagh's opponent to be announced.[1][5]
After initially being booked for May 6, 2022 at Bellator 280 and being scrapped due to a hand injury to Manhoef,[6] Yoel Romero and Melvin Manhoef was rescheduled for this event.[7]
Fight card
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Peter Queally | vs. | Benson Henderson | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Yoel Romero | vs. | Melvin Manhoef | ||||
| Bantamweight | Brett Johns | vs. | James Gallagher | ||||
| Featherweight | Mads Burnell | vs. | Pedro Carvalho | ||||
| Women's Featherweight | Leah McCourt | vs. | Dayana Silva | ||||
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Ciaran Clarke | vs. | Georges Sasu | ||||
| Bantamweight | Brian Moore | vs. | Arivaldo Silva | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Karl Albrektsson | vs. | Karl Moore | ||||
| Lightweight | Darragh Kelly | vs. | Kye Stevens | ||||
| Lightweight | Georgi Karakhanyan | vs. | Kane Mousah | ||||
| Featherweight | Kenny Mokhonoana | vs. | Alex Bodnar | ||||
| Welterweight | Luca Poclit | vs. | Dante Shiro | ||||
| Featherweight | Asaël Adjoudj | vs. | Jordan Barton | ||||
| Announced Bouts | |||||||
| Welterweight | Rustam Khabilov | vs. | Lewis Long | ||||
| Heavyweight | Kasim Aras | vs. | Kirill Sidelnikov | ||||
See also
- 2022 in Bellator MMA
- List of Bellator MMA events
- List of current Bellator fighters
- Bellator MMA Rankings
References
- ^ a b "Bellator announces September return to Dublin; Peter Queally, Sinead Kavanagh confirmed to fight". MMA Junkie. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Balfe, John (22 March 2022). "Peter Queally, Sinead Kavanagh confirmed for Bellator's Dublin return". Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Donnelly, David (22 March 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: Bellator back to Dublin in September with Sinead Kavanagh confirmed". DublinLive. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Kavanagh & Queally to headline in Dublin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Benson Henderson vs. Peter Queally added to Bellator Dublin card". MMA Junkie. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (10 February 2022). "Yoel Romero vs. Melvin Manhoef announced for Bellator Paris co-main event". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Bellator Dublin | Manhoef vs. Romero opnieuw ingepland, ditmaal op 23 september". Eurosport (in Dutch). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator Dublin". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.